The four primary phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter) occur about a week apart, with the full moon its most dazzling stage. Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space ...

New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent. As the moon orbits Earth, the sun illuminates different parts of the lunar ...